Longing and Other Stories

by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Book Overview

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki is one of the most prominent Japanese writers of the twentieth century, renowned for his investigations of family dynamics, eroticism, and cultural identity. Most acclaimed for his postwar novels such as The Makioka Sisters and The Key, Tanizaki made his literary debut in 1910. This book presents three powerful stories of family life from the first decade of Tanizaki's career that foreshadow the themes the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231202156
• ISBN13: 9780231202152
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"